NAMSAI, SEP 30:

Namsai Police arrested three persons within hours of a reported house-breaking and theft at Patkai Homestay in Manmow and recovered around 80 per cent of the stolen property.

The theft was reported by Hemanto Sonowal at Namsai Police Station at around 8.10 pm on September 28. Police subsequently traced and arrested three alleged accused persons at around 10.30 pm. They were identified as Tikaram Gurung, 29, Chow Saong Mantaw, 27, and Chow Lohani Mounglang, 25, all residents of Nanam Khampti, Manmow.

Police said stolen articles including a refrigerator, almirah, chairs and a CCTV monitor were among the property recovered so far.

The case has been registered as Namsai PS Case No. 74/2026 under Sections 305(a)/331(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The operation was conducted under the supervision of Namsai SP S Thinley, , by a team led by Namsai Police Station officer-in-charge Inspector T Gadi and Investigating Officer SI (SG) CL Sahani, assisted by Lady Sub-Inspector P Kimsining and police personnel of Namsai Police Station.

Namsai Police has appealed to the public not to purchase suspected stolen property and to verify ownership documents before purchasing second-hand household goods, electronic items or appliances, particularly those offered at unusually low prices. It also urged citizens to report information relating to theft or suspected stolen property to the police.